<div dir="ltr">Hi all, Martijn,<div><br></div><div>The gitbook has now been transfered to the adoptopenjdk organisation, the new location is <a href="https://www.gitbook.com/book/adoptopenjdk/adoptopenjdk-getting-started-kit/details">https://www.gitbook.com/book/adoptopenjdk/adoptopenjdk-getting-started-kit/details</a>, the providers of gitbook have made forwarding arrangements, any old links will get redirected to the new location.</div><div><br></div><div>Also with that I have also moved the adopt-openjdk-kiss-vagrant to the adoptopenjdk organisation (see <a href="https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/adopt-openjdk-kiss-vagrant">https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/adopt-openjdk-kiss-vagrant</a>).</div><div><br></div><div>Please give it a whirl and get back to us if you have spotted any issues.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Mani</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Martijn Verburg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:martijnverburg@gmail.com" target="_blank">martijnverburg@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Mohan,<br>
<br>
That is good advice yes - the IRC channel for the JSRs (different<br>
programme) hasn't really worked. The IRC channel for the official openjdk<br>
is actually quite active.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Martijn<br>
<br>
On 4 November 2015 at 11:35, Mohan Radhakrishnan <<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><a href="mailto:radhakrishnan.mohan@gmail.com">radhakrishnan.mohan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> If you're interested in a particular area but don't have any specific<br>
>> ideas about what to do then feel free to post a query to the appropriate<br>
>> Group or Projectdevelopment list <<a href="http://mail.openjdk.java.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://mail.openjdk.java.net/</a>> to ask<br>
>> for suggestions that match your skills and knowledge. A list of all the<br>
>> Groups <<a href="http://openjdk.java.net/bylaws#group" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://openjdk.java.net/bylaws#group</a>> and Projects<br>
>> <<a href="http://openjdk.java.net/bylaws#project" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://openjdk.java.net/bylaws#project</a>> may be found at the left-hand<br>
>> side of this page; you are more than welcome to subscribe<br>
>> <<a href="http://mail.openjdk.java.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://mail.openjdk.java.net/</a>> to any of their mailing lists. A<br>
>> complete list of all of the Groups, Projects, people and their roles may be<br>
>> found in the census <<a href="http://openjdk.java.net/census" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://openjdk.java.net/census</a>>.<br>
><br>
><br>
> This is the best advice in <a href="http://openjdk.java.net/contribute/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://openjdk.java.net/contribute/</a>.<br>
> One could regularly participate in the IRC discussion of JSR;s. I tried<br>
> that. But even then generally the close-knit group may meet at conferences<br>
> that all cannot pay to attend.<br>
><br>
> Thanks,<br>
> Mohan<br>
><br>
> On 3 November 2015 at 20:49, Martijn Verburg <<a href="mailto:martijnverburg@gmail.com">martijnverburg@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Yes, it pays to discuss the change *before* you submit it, you'd be<br>
>> surprised why certain things are the way they are :-)<br>
>><br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>> Martijn<br>
>><br>
>> On 3 November 2015 at 12:02, Mohan Radhakrishnan <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:radhakrishnan.mohan@gmail.com">radhakrishnan.mohan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> That is interesting. They do accept such small changes then.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Thanks,<br>
>>> Mohan<br>
>>><br>
>>> On 3 November 2015 at 15:01, Martijn Verburg <<a href="mailto:martijnverburg@gmail.com">martijnverburg@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> I think there should also be clear guidance on how to submit your first<br>
>>>> patch for a small, low-impact change (like a code clean up). Over time we<br>
>>>> want more people to gain Author+ status in the various projects, especially<br>
>>>> around safer parts of OpenJDK (e.g. Not Hotspot)<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Cheers,<br>
>>>> Martijn<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On 3 November 2015 at 06:07, Mohan Radhakrishnan <<br>
>>>> <a href="mailto:radhakrishnan.mohan@gmail.com">radhakrishnan.mohan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> I read the contribution procedure.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Are these basically the avenues ?<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> 1. One could individually participate in JCP spec. activities without<br>
>>>>> guidance depending on one's skill level.<br>
>>>>> 2. Participate along with the local JUG.<br>
>>>>> 3. Contribute to one of the OpenJDK projects like JITWatch etc.<br>
>>>>> 4. Contribute to documentation.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Thanks,<br>
>>>>> Mohan<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On 3 November 2015 at 06:09, Martijn Verburg <<a href="mailto:martijnverburg@gmail.com">martijnverburg@gmail.com</a><br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> > Once you make the move it'll get more eyes and more PRs will start to<br>
>>>>> > arrive (much like Jitwatch and jcountdown I suspect).<br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>> > Is there someone in this list who is fairly new and will go through<br>
>>>>> Mani's<br>
>>>>> > doc?<br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>> > Cheers,<br>
>>>>> > Martijn<br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>> > On Monday, 2 November 2015, Mani Sarkar <<a href="mailto:sadhak001@gmail.com">sadhak001@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>> > > Martijn,<br>
>>>>> > ><br>
>>>>> > > I'm in conversation with the guys about moving it, and after<br>
>>>>> Devoxx BE is<br>
>>>>> > > a better move I think although I would have liked it to be earlier.<br>
>>>>> > ><br>
>>>>> > > On a more important note, I was wondering if the contents of the<br>
>>>>> pages I<br>
>>>>> > > shared were good, if not, happy to change them so that adoptors<br>
>>>>> get the<br>
>>>>> > > right info.<br>
>>>>> > ><br>
>>>>> > > Cheers,<br>
>>>>> > > Mani<br>
>>>>> > ><br>
>>>>> > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 11:31 AM, Martijn Verburg <<br>
>>>>> > <a href="mailto:martijnverburg@gmail.com">martijnverburg@gmail.com</a><br>
>>>>> > > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','<a href="mailto:martijnverburg@gmail.com">martijnverburg@gmail.com</a>');>> wrote:<br>
>>>>> > ><br>
>>>>> > >> Hey Mani,<br>
>>>>> > >><br>
>>>>> > >> Ah, I wondered where that was being hosted. You're happy to move<br>
>>>>> that<br>
>>>>> > to<br>
>>>>> > >> the AdoptOpenJDK repo post Devoxx correct? I've added a link to<br>
>>>>> this<br>
>>>>> > Kit<br>
>>>>> > >> in the wiki and have also added the OpenJDK IRC channel link to<br>
>>>>> the<br>
>>>>> > wiki as<br>
>>>>> > >> well.<br>
>>>>> > >><br>
>>>>> > >> Cheers,<br>
>>>>> > >> Martijn<br>
>>>>> > >><br>
>>>>> > >> On 31 October 2015 at 09:34, Mani Sarkar <<a href="mailto:sadhak001@gmail.com">sadhak001@gmail.com</a><br>
>>>>> > >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','<a href="mailto:sadhak001@gmail.com">sadhak001@gmail.com</a>');>> wrote:<br>
>>>>> > >><br>
>>>>> > >>> Hi all,<br>
>>>>> > >>><br>
>>>>> > >>> I have put together this page on how to ...<br>
>>>>> > >>><br>
>>>>> > >>><br>
>>>>> > >>><br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>> <a href="https://neomatrix369.gitbooks.io/adoptopenjdk-getting-started-kit/content/en/how-to-navigate/how_to_contribute_to_adopt_openjdk_and_openjdk.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://neomatrix369.gitbooks.io/adoptopenjdk-getting-started-kit/content/en/how-to-navigate/how_to_contribute_to_adopt_openjdk_and_openjdk.html</a><br>
>>>>> > >>><br>
>>>>> > >>> As a community we should feel free to amend the contents as per<br>
>>>>> what<br>
>>>>> > >>> really is meant by contributions.<br>
>>>>> > >>><br>
>>>>> > >>> Anything incorrect or missing - feel free to report here or<br>
>>>>> create a<br>
>>>>> > >>> pull request (see<br>
>>>>> > >>><br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>> <a href="https://neomatrix369.gitbooks.io/adoptopenjdk-getting-started-kit/content/en/how-to-navigate/contribute.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://neomatrix369.gitbooks.io/adoptopenjdk-getting-started-kit/content/en/how-to-navigate/contribute.html</a><br>
>>>>> > >>> ).<br>
>>>>> > >>><br>
>>>>> > >>> Thanks for reading and contributing.<br>
>>>>> > >>><br>
>>>>> > >>> Cheers,<br>
>>>>> > >>> Mani<br>
>>>>> > >>><br>
>>>>> > >>> --<br>
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>>>>> will come<br>
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>>>>> > ><br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>> > --<br>
>>>>> > Cheers, Martijn (Sent from Gmail Mobile)<br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>><br>
>><br>
><br>
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